New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-19

he cared for here, my heart went out 10 MN. Dh
not his mother bear him with the same pains Una.
1 had borne my children? Had she not iooKed a.
him with the strange wonder that had lookup u.
nv first little one? And now her heart would
ache whenever wind swept by, and she thought
of the little lad at sea, trying to get strong In ORDER
TO take care Of her by-and-by. i thought OF how
he had sat and sobbed the night he heard that
Nav was better Of how l had seen his father lying
dead with a surprised smile his face, as though
ne had seen the heavenly city-what would he say
now, 1 wondered, if he could see his lttie son
starting alone out into the world
Goodbye, dear little lad / said. MAY you
grow strong, and be brave and good man. ana
| stopped and kissed him. Thomas SAID not a
word but knew that he was crying is hc s'roue
towards the door.
Mrs. Lobb got on pretty well after her boy went
but sorrow overlook her again; the poor skinny
little baby died. Life could never have been
10Y to it, Surely it was a blessing in disguise
when death took it
Eighteen years had gone by. The Lobbs had
passed altogether out of my life. Thomas had
never come back. l heard that he had found his
uncle in Melbourne, and had gone with HIM TO
IC;raham's Town in South Africa. From there
the uncle had sent for Mrs LOEB and Oracle, and
that was the last knew of them. Or ever expected
to know. =,
| had given up the house in which we bad lived
so long in England, and settled at Lutfy, near
! I ausannr where living and education cheaper
than in England There the years slipped away
peacefully enough till the three girls were grown
Uphill May was woman OF three-andtWcnty
She was pretty girl, just as she had been pretty
child and at three-and twenty looked eghteen-a
tall slim girl with golden hair and blue eyes, ana
a merry happy laugh il did ono good to hear
used to wonder sometimes If she would ever marry
But we did not know q soul in Lutry, ana indeed,
from a marrying point of view there was noo
soul to know We going back to England,
4 Nfpa In
I'D. TO settle down in pretty house Mt hampstead
| There | thought the girls would see little more
of the world, and their lives would share themselves
into the course they were meant TO run
| Then my sister Elizabeth, who is unmarried ana
alone and delicate, went TO winter ut Rome, and
invited Nav TO 90 with her / could not refuse to
let her go but we felt parting, for we had never
| been separatcd. still it could rot be helped May
went off with her aunt who came all the way 10
Lutry to fetch her, and 1 with the two other girls
returned to England.
| We had plenty to do at Hampstead getting the
house in order and settling down and we spent
happy winter, even though May was not with us
We used to delight in her letters from Rome, ana
long for the spring that would see her with US.
| Nv sister was an excellent correspondent ana
she used TO write to every week telling us OF All
their gayetics and of the admiration May won
even of all her little firtatons j think EnzaDeth
was proud of her. Gradually into both their
letters there crept frequent mention OF young
English doctor Of whom they appeared To see a
great deal lie was handsome, and very popular.
lie had been to tea. he had seen them home rom
n party. he had got un picnic, and so on Al
last | began, mother-lile, to wonder II ne was
falling in love with May or she with him. TO leei
anxious as to what sort oil man he was ana
whether he was capable of playing fast ana loose
with nv chids innocent heart that had never
known lover.
As time went on Mays letters contained more
and more about him. "Dr. Met asked 80 much
about you dear mother. i told him everyth ne
could about YOU" "Dr. Milct says he shall ne
in England soon but we hope he woat 60 before
we dove should miss him So And al IasV III
| Elizabeths letter, there was something dehnlte.
II am certain DR.. Milet is in love with MAY, ana
| an almost certain the dear child has lost her
heart to him. 1t makes me very anxious, you hoo
being here At the same time don't know why
things should not be allowed to take their naturai
course for he is very charming and is getting an
excellent practicc round him. So | waited ahN-
iously feeling that there nothing to be done
but TO wait. The next letter worried me niue
Ills manner is very distant Elizabeth sald.
In spite OF his evident liking for her he seems to
be trying to hold off. Sometimes can't make
| him out. Perhaps he does not want To marry or
thinks he has no chance And after that came
clmsx-I think Il was in the very noAt lctter'
"Dr. Millet has put some one IN charge oil his
uactice and has gone away lie dld not come %
see us before he went and ho made no mention OF
going last time he was here. do not kno" where
no has gone nor how long he will be away. CUR
dear May tries to look if she did not care but
1 fear she is secretly grieving.'
Tho letter fell from my hands. 1t worried me
terribly 10 think of May loving n man VINO had
perhaps deserted her-it was not TO be borne. l
| knew what a sorrow OF that sort docs to young
lie-the deholation, nay, PERHAPS the Lifelong
misery, it brings. And yet. If the man was
scoundrel | could not believe that so pure thing
as Mays love could cling TO him.
| lnr
| The next morning brought letter from May hcr-
self that showed only too plainly how things were
Aunt Elizabeth is very, Vay kind to mt, she
said. IL would not leave her for the world but
| am so tired Of Rome and all the people IN II.
/ want TO see you again, dear mother dohI
think am very well. and am not happy. darling.
long to so TO you and to feel your dear arms rouhd
me again.
Alice and Nina had gone into town early. was
alone with that poor little letter, feeling all the
pain all the sorrow that had suddenly come INTO
my child's lfe-it needed no words TO tell me. L
sat stuIcf,d, trying TO decide what II Would DC
best to do. Elizabeth was too delicate 10 come
back to England before the March winds were over.
Perhaps | could take Of the other girls 10 her
and bring May back. l felt as If she wanted her
mothers heart comfort her and give her strength
cot up and nut log on the fire, for We had not
vet rcconciled ourselves 10 the English fashion of
burning coal. then walked about tho room, looking
vacantly at the polished floor and all the pretty
new things about the room. II was q lovely morn
ing the sun shining down on the trim lawn
and neat garden the snow-drors were coming up
In the corner-bed. i thought Of May, and of how
pretty she would look IN the summertime pottcrng
about among hellowers, if she was only bright and
well. She had often longed for an English
garden. Then looking down the road noticed a
tall man a long way off. lie Was coming toward
the house. As he came nearer / could see that he
looked Ike gentleman. lie was tall and dark he
appeared to be about thirty years old, perhaps
younger, and he certainly handsome He
stopped before the gate and for moment hcsitated ;
then he opened it and entered. / watched him
coming along the gravel walk by tho lawn; l saw
him disappear under the porch, and heard the bell
ring. In odd way he seemed TO be familiar
nj oI.t.r I,,.ilh ri fDrn